Awateria karakaensis
| Awateria karakaensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Awateria |
| Species: | A. karakaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Awateria karakaensis Marwick, 1931 | |
Awateria karakaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. [1]
Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand..
References
- ↑ Marshall, B. (2015). Awateria karakaensis Marwick, 1931 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831586 on 2016-02-11
- Marwick, J. 1931: The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand; Geological Survey Palaeontological Bulletin 13: 177 p.
- Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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